Adventures of Mary Darling

Who is Mary Darling? In this smartly subversive Victorian mash-up of the legendary literary novels Peter Pan and Sherlock Holmes, the intrepid mother of the Darling children is on the case--and always one step ahead of her inept husband and a very famous sleuth. [STARRED REVIEW] The wit, wisdom, and whimsy on offer here are sure to win fans.--Publishers Weekly [STARRED REVIEW] Mary's story is a dangerous and delightful adventure that turns the bigotry and misogyny of Victorian England on its head.--Library Journal Mary Darling is a pretty wife whose boring husband is befuddled by her independent ways. But one fateful night, Mary becomes the distraught mother whose three children have gone missing from their beds. After her well-meaning uncle John Watson contacts the greatest detective of his era (but not that great), Mary is Sherlock Holmes's prime suspect in her children's disappearance. To save her family, Mary must escape an attempt to have her locked away as mad, and to travel half